Chapter 15: Dave's farewell
Jim didn't catch up with Vijri leaving the company, and Jenny felt that he couldn't get the CSI master tape so smoothly, which was a problem for the entire crew, and it was basically impossible unless he had a good relationship with the person in charge of keeping the data. And Jim's domineering style, at a glance, I know that the relationship with the low-level crew will not be too good.
Vijery didn't provide a ride, and Jenny didn't have a pass, so she had to take a taxi back to the set, tricking the guards into getting into the car with her smile, and followed her until the studio confirmed that she was an actor, and bought coffee for the guards to thank him for his accommodation, so she successfully caught up with the make-up and change of clothes after lunch, of course, she missed lunch and spent the whole afternoon filming in the dizziness of excessive hunger.
In between shoots, Jenny saw Cesare and Jim appear on the sidelines, someone went over to shake hands with them and say hello, and the rest of the details, Jenny was too far away and had been working, so she didn't bother to pay attention. She tried to find Dave—she came back before she could talk to him before she put on makeup.
Dave was also on the set, but it was far away from Cesare, and Jenny didn't know if he wanted to. In the midst of one murder scene after another, she really didn't have the heart to think about it.
After receiving the script for a whole episode, there was an episode in the entertainment space to choose from, but there was no finished film to watch, and I couldn't choose to empathize with Huanita, and even the faces of Nick, Wallach and others were very vague, but it was enough for the supporting role. Jenny has auditioned in the performing arts space several times, and she has been fully prepared, so although the afternoon scenes are not without difficulty, she mostly takes a few takes, and many times the director takes more than one time just to shoot from a different angle, and then there is more choice.
spent the afternoon filming schedule without waves, and all her scenes were filmed, and then before the official broadcast, she may be summoned to make up the shooting. The CBS crew will send a check to Jenny within a month to settle all the payouts, in short, for Jenny, this time the shooting can be said to be smooth sailing, not only everything went smoothly in the play, but also outside the play, there was no scene that Dave was worried about, CSI's two Hua Dan characters Catherine and Sarah, and Jenny did not have one-on-one rivalry scenes, and basically did not shoot in the same studio.
After the play, I shook hands with the director, thanked him for his support, and by the way, I accepted his invitation to have dinner with him one day, Jenny hesitated, or went to Dave first, she raised her hand and wanted to high-five him, "I succeeded, Dave, my first appearance is finished!"
Dave smiled as well, "Yes, congratulations!"
Compared to the morning, his attitude had been subtly distant, and Jenny couldn't help frowning, she was about to say something, and Jim had already walked over. "Hi Jenny, congratulations, you're doing a great job. "
"Thank you, Jim. Jenny was also very enthusiastic about him, and no matter what he said, whether he could make it or not, Jim had introduced her to CAA's senior agent after all. "What about Mr. Vijri?"
"Cesare left two hours ago, and he still has a lot of work to attend to. Jim replied, and he glanced at Dave again, but this time it was less hostile than the morning's hostility, but rather sympathetic. "He said he had an appointment with you for dinner?"
"Oh, yes. Jenny suddenly guessed why Jim sympathized with Dave, and she immediately explained to Dave, "We're going to talk about a contract, Dave, you know, no- not that date." "
As she spoke, she thought of the Hollywood star, "Oh, I'm sorry, I have to make a phone call, I still have a job at night, and now I have to ask them to find someone else to work for me." "
She walked to the open space not far away, dialed the phone number of the Hollywood star, and kept a close eye on Jim and Dave, for fear that they would have another conflict, but unexpectedly, the two were quite friendly now, Jim and Dave chatted for a while, and even patted him on the shoulder, and Dave didn't wave away, but smiled a little bitterly.
After the phone was called, she didn't bother to observe others, but was busy apologizing to old John, Johnny sighed again and again, but didn't blame Jenny for anything, just told her that she would withhold yesterday's salary, and even kindly wished her all the best. "Whatever you're going to do, I wish you all the best. "
"Thank you, old John. Jenny said sincerely, she hung up the phone and walked over to the two men, "Now I'm going to remove my makeup and change my clothes, and maybe take a shower — I'm covered in corn syrup." "
"Go ahead," Jim said quickly, "I'll get you to the dining-room, the time should be just right." "
"Dave—" Jenny turned to Dave, who smiled soothingly, his mood looking much better.
"I'll go back first. He said, "See you next time, Jenny." "
"Hey. Jenny was suddenly a little reluctant, she chased Dave and walked two steps, "You're going back to Hollywood Star for a snack, right?"
Dave was a little surprised, he looked at Jenny, and suddenly smiled, "Yes, I'll go back, don't worry, I have your number, do you remember?"
"I remember," said Jenny, who smiled too, and gestured in her ear, "and if you need anything, you're—"
"Call you/Call me. The two spoke in unison, then looked at each other and smiled. Dave urged, "Go ahead, don't be late, Cesare is very punctuality." "
"Even you know him?" said Jenny, surprised.
Dave shrugged, "Hollywood is small, everybody knows everybody, go ahead, this is really a great opportunity, Lynch and I are confident in you, you can get this contract." "
Jenny knew she shouldn't be delayed, and she smiled hurriedly at Dave, turned and ran to the dressing room, Jim of course following suit.
Her play is over, but no one else has it, there are still quite a lot of people in the dressing room, several extras who have done special effects makeup have come to line up to remove makeup, Jenny saw that there were many people, so she wanted to do it casually, but Jim went over and said a few words directly to the makeup artist, and then led Jenny forward, "You don't have time to wait, let's remove the makeup first." "
Jenny mainly had a bruise on her shoulder that she couldn't wash off, of course, faster than those extras who had wounds on their bodies, but no matter what, there was always a first-come, first-served come, who knows where to work after the play? Jenny felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, but whether it was Jim, the makeup artist, or even the actors who were waiting in line, they all acted very naturally.
In fact, this is not an uncommon thing, mainly because she has always put herself in the level of temporary acting in her heart before, and now because of her relationship with Cesare, she suddenly has special treatment, and she always feels like a dog fighting people. - This is how hatred is aroused, if she doesn't become popular as she wishes, today's events may be the laughing stock of others.
It's all done, and it's hypocritical to refuse Jim again, Jenny didn't say anything, and cooperated with the makeup artist to quickly remove the makeup, and went to change clothes, and didn't even paint the makeup, so the T-shirt and jeans came out, and Jim was dizzy when he saw it, "Honey, don't you have any other clothes?"
"Yes, but there's no time. Jeanne said, "What time is Cesare, it's seven, it's half-past six, and I'm sure he's not going to accept being late or changing the time." "
Jim sighed anxiously, "Seven, but Cesare has ordered the Mastro, where you have to wear formal clothes to get in." "
"Then we have to make him wait. "That's his problem, unless I can fly, how can I get out of the play at six, remove my makeup, and then change into a fancy costume and walk into an Italian restaurant at seven?"
"No, it's my problem. Jim slapped the steering wheel hard, "I've been standing there all afternoon stupidly - I should have prepared a dress for you, or borrowed it from the costume department, I don't know what I was thinking!"
"Well, I don't know what you're thinking. Jenny also felt that Jim was a little less clever, and it was no wonder that Cesare said that he was almost an idiot. In the industry of being an agent, almost all of them are due to people, and people are not clever enough, so they can't be saved. "I'll see, there's still 25 minutes to go..."
She took a look at the T-shirt she was wearing, because she was very tired last night, she grabbed a big T-shirt casually today and ran out, it is a men's T that is usually worn as pajamas, with small pants that are not too popular now, this dress will be kicked out of a slightly better restaurant, and she didn't wear high heels on her feet, but wore a pair of flat loafers, fortunately, the pattern is still more formal.
"You go straight to the restaurant," she decided, "don't look at me." "
But Jim kept looking at Jenny while driving—because Jenny didn't shy away from undressing her hands and pulling her T-shirt down her armpits in the passenger seat.
"Are there pins in the car?" asked Jenny, "don't look at me, concentrate on driving, are you going to cause a car accident?"
"Uh, uh, yes. Jim snapped back to his senses and stammered, "It's in the lattice in front of you, you look for it." "
Jenny tightened her sleeves around her chest, tucked them into her dress, pinned them under her armpits, and the big T-shirt immediately became a chic open-breasted evening dress, and she finally pulled off her underwear, covered it by her skirt, took off her trousers without going bare, and lowered her hair, and with her loafers and small satchel, she looked almost completely glamorous and fashionista.
"OK. She put her underwear and pants in the back seat and said half-jokingly. "You owe me a debt - not just for keeping you from being scolded, but because—"
She waved her hand under the steering wheel, and Jim swallowed sharply, shaking his head in embarrassment, folding his legs to hide some slight reaction between his legs.
"Wow," he said, turning the car into a fork in the road. "Okay, no problem, I owe you once. "
There was silence in the car for a moment, and then Jim said, "Wait, no, what if I said that I told you to Cesare?"
"Isn't that your duty?" said Jenny, "you ought to have done it to Mr. Vijerry." "
She was a bit joking, so Jim didn't get angry, just rolled his eyes and parked in front of a commercial building, "Here, the restaurant is on the sixteenth floor, you can go up by yourself and report Chesa's name." "
"Aren't you going with you?" asked Jenny.
Jim shook his head, and Jenny couldn't help but feel a little upset about him—he was an agent, but he did the job as if he were Cesare's assistant.
"Don't sympathize with me. "The quickest way to get a stomach ulcer is to eat at the same table as Cesare — good luck." "
In the last sentence, he said it very sincerely. Jenny glared at him for a moment, shook her head, got out of the car without a word, and walked quickly into the lobby.
Mastro's waitress looked suspicious of Jenny's dress, but she didn't say much, and when she led her to a table for two by the window, Jenny's heart jumped and she felt bad.
Cesare was already sitting at his desk studying the menu, and it seemed that he had been there for a while. Hearing footsteps coming, he looked at his watch.
"7:05. He said, looking up at Jenny, "You're late, Jenny Jefferson." "
Jenny would never use Jim's apology tactic, she smiled at the waiter and sat down with her help. "I have to say, Mr. Vijri, that you have given me less and less confidence. "
Cesare tilted his head slightly, motioning for Jenny to continue.
"I'm assuming that when you come to me for dinner, you've already recognized my acting skills. Jenny opened the menu, but her eyes remained on Cesare. "This dinner will be used to explain what makes you so good as an agent and why I should have chosen you as my agent. "
She smiled, "According to the shooting schedule, I didn't finish shooting until 6 p.m., and it takes at least 40 minutes to get here from Beverly Hills during rush hour." I can't fly, Mr. Vijeri, and my makeup won't be removed automatically. You have a strong sense of time, Mr. Vijeri, tell me, how can a qualified agent arrange two schedules so tightly?"
The eyes of the two met in the sky above the gilded menu, the oxygen content seemed to be suddenly thin, Cesare was expressionless, his eyes were indifferent, and Jeanne was smiling, not giving an inch, and the confrontation was already formed.
Note: Friends who are puzzled by Jenny's actions can Baidu "T-shirt becomes a beautiful skirt in a second"